Letter for signs



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LETTER FOR SIGNS. y No. 503,620; Patented Aug. 22, 1893.

UNrrED STATESV PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES SCHWARTZ, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

LETTER FOR SIGNS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters 'Patent No. 503,620, dated August'22, 1893. Application filed April 10, 1893. Serial No 469,658 (Nomodel.)

To @ZZ whom, it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES SCHWARTZ, of Brooklyn, Kings county, NewYork, have invented an Improved Letter for Signs, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to an improved embossed letter for signs madeeither in relief or intaglio. The letter is composed of a cen.- tralstraight section by which it is attached to the glass or otherbackground and of an outer and inner grooved section adapted toreceive-any overfiow of the adhesive. Thus the letter will alwayspresent a sharp and clean outline. The adhesive is protected by itscent-ral location and the letter may be easily attached to thebackground by pressure Without losing its shape.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is an elevation of a reliefletter constructed according to my invention. Fig. 2 is an elevation ofan intaglio letter; Fig. 3 an elevation of a modification of theintaglio letter; Fig. 4 an enlarged cross section on line m, Fig. l;Fig. 5 a similar cross section on line y, y, Fig. 2, and Fig. 6 asimilar cross section on line z, a', Fig. 3.

My improved letter may be either molded or struck up between dies and ispreferably formed of glazed card board, card board faced with metalfoil, or of sheet metal. The bars of the letter are composed of astraight or dat central sect-ion a, of an outer grooved section a', andof an inner grooved section a2. The grooves a', a2, may be of the sameor different diameters, according to the effect to be produced. Thecentral straight section a, is at its back parallel with the glass orother background b, to which the letter is to be attached, while thefree edges of the grooved sections extend down to such background. Inthis way the entire letter is properly stiened and prevented fromtilting. The central section a, of each letter may be either smooth(Fig.

2) or embossed (Iiig. l) or ornamented in other t suitable manner (Fig.3).

`the grooves, varnish may be applied to the outline of the letter.

In Figs. l and 4, the reliefletter is applied to the outer face of thebackground, such as would be the case iu show cards and outside windowrlettering.

In Figs. 2 and 5 the intaglio letter is applied to the inner face ofglass or other transparent background, such as inside Window lettering.Here, of course, a transparent varnish must be used.

In Figs. 3 and V6 the inner straight section is not, made continuous asin Figs. 2 and 5,

but is formed of a series of disconnected projections a3.

What I claim is i l. An embossed letter the bars of which are'composedof a central straight section and of an outer and an inner groovedsection, substantially as specified.

2. An embossed letter the bars of which are composed of a centralstraight glue receiving section and of an outer and an inner groovedsection, the free edges of the grooved sections extending to the face ofthe central section, substantially as specified.

CHARLES SCHWARTZ.

Witnesses:

F. v. BRIESEN, A. JoNGHMANs.

